No professional league in America says John Delaney

Bad news for the PR firm looking after the MLS account. It seems all those millions spent attracting the David Beckhams and Thierry Henrys and Freddie Ljungbergs might have been better spent on one last payday for Dessie Baker.

Because FAI chief executive John Delaney refuses to accept that the Yanks have managed to set up a professional league.